9.2.5 Backing up and restoring definition information by copying files (PFM - Web Console)

(1) Backing up definition information

Make sure that the following prerequisites are met before backing up definition information.

Prerequisites

• All Performance Management services must be stopped.

Notes:

• When backing up definition information, keep a record of the version numbers of the products in the environment where the backup was made. See the Release Notes for details about the product version numbers.

• Different operating systems impose different limits on the lengths of file paths. If the full path of the backup directory exceeds the length restrictions of the operating system, the backup process will not work correctly. After making the backup, check that the data has been copied correctly.

To back up definition information:

1. Log on to the host where you want to back up definition information.

2. Make sure that all PFM - Web Console programs and services are stopped on the host.

3. Copy the definition information files to your chosen backup destination. For details about the definition information files that need to be backed up, see 9.2.6 Files to be backed up (in Windows) or 9.2.7 Files to be backed up (in UNIX).

You can back up definition information associated with PFM - Web Console while the services are running. However, because the operations listed in the following table modify the definition information you are backing up, do not perform any of these operations while a backup is in progress.

Table 9‒12: Prohibited operations when backing up PFM - Web Console data with services running

Operation	Window		Updated definition information
Registering a baseline	Agents tree	Baseline window	Bookmark definition information
Registering a bookmark or combination bookmark		Bookmark window
Editing a combination bookmark	Bookmarks tree	Edit window
Saving a tiled layout		Tiling Display window
Creating a new bookmark folder		New Folder window
Renaming a bookmark folder, bookmark, combination bookmark, or baseline		Rename window
Deleting a bookmark folder, bookmark, combination bookmark, registered report, or baseline		Bookmark window (Delete method)
Creating an application definition template	Agents tree	Process Monitoring Settings > Create a New Application Definition Template window	Definition information for process monitoring definition templates
Editing an application definition template		Process Monitoring Settings > Edit an Application Definition Template window
Deleting an application definition template		Process Monitoring Settings > Delete an Application Definition Template window
Saving an application definition template		Process Monitoring Settings > Save an Application Definition Template window
Executing the jpcmkkey command	--	--	Information about PFM - Manager for the connection destination
Executing the jpcwconf https enable command	--	--	Web server settings file
Executing the jpcwconf https disable command	--	--	Web server settings file

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(2) Restoring definition information

Make sure that the following prerequisites are met before you restore definition information:

Prerequisites

• All the PFM - Web Console services on the host which you want to restore must be stopped.

• Each host must have the same host name that it did when the backup was made.

Note:

When you restore Performance Management settings, the version numbers of the products in the restoration environment must exactly match those in the backup environment. See the Release Notes for details about the product version numbers.

1. Log on to the host where you want to restore the data.

2. Make sure that all PFM - Web Console services are stopped on the host (including any logical hosts).

3. Overwrite the definition information files on the host with the files in the backup data.

4. Start the PFM - Web Console services.

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